Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani secured a significant portion of the Jewish vote in the recent New York Democratic mayoral primary, despite his history of anti-Israel rhetoric and involvement with Students for Justice in Palestine. Mamdani's refusal to fully repudiate the slogan 'globalize the intifada,' which many interpret as a call for violence against Jews, has sparked alarm among some Jewish Democrats, while others, including prominent party leaders, have continued to endorse him. The article criticizes the Democratic Party for tolerating and even elevating individuals with radical or antisemitic views, drawing parallels to historical antisemitic slogans and violence. It also examines the phenomenon of Jewish progressives rationalizing or supporting such rhetoric, suggesting it reflects deeper issues of self-identity and political dogma.